At an emergency summit in neighbouring Nigeria, leaders of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS have given Niger’s coup leaders one week to reinstate the president.
The bloc says if they fail to do so, military action would be an option.
Meanwhile, thousands of coup supporters gathered in the capital Niamey, and some attacked the embassy gates of the former colonial power France.
Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports.
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Before Nigerians want to speak about Niger let them fix their own country problem . The biafra war so let them focus and stay away from Niger 🇳🇪 they need a change . France 🇫🇷 helps no country they are exploiters
” This is the repercussions when you neglected the people you open doors for strangers to enter”. The West neglected Africa now Russia is taking advantage of the situation.
The people are right.
What will France or EU offer if not stealing and promoting instability in African countries
Long live president Bazoum, a true democratic leader.
Niger knows the best way to deal with those futureless leaders
French Army to invade.
Yeah just do it.
Emman. uella macron
attacking an embassy is bottom of the barrel low education behaviour. The real problem is the level of corruption amongst African leaders, yet everyone in Africa wants to blame other nations. The lack of education and accountability in Africa is a danger to anyone in there and close to it. the corrupt are grabbing a firmer and firmer grip on Africa by using Europe and China as scapegoats.
Merci ECOWAS a Ba les coup d’etat
I support africa .I support democracy .U attack France that means NATO , Black brothers u dont want to go there all of u will b destroyed
L’Afrique droit avoir une ARMÉE FORTE, POUR RÈGLES LES HUMILIATION, DES AUTRES
PEUPLES
Africans are coming out of bondages from their greed political leaders and a clear message to the west (STAND OFF) I love this hope to see Nigeria military soon
The French screwed up their colonies even worse than the British so they somewhat deserve this.
There going to be worse like all the time take two steps forward and take 20 steps back
My grandfather used to say never trust a Frenchman, he was French
What concequence ?
You are quilling people in Africa
I tell you what’s funny is there’s not one brown or black country giving money to a white country. It’s always the opposite.❤
So my country Nigeria is trying to send our army to Niger for what when they can’t fight bandit unknown gun men ipob kidnappers for their own country na Niger dey want go die for some one should tell me which country help Nigeria fight bandit, unknown gun men, ipob, kidnappers, even Boko Haram during good luck us refused to sell weapons to Nigeria even the coup inec did who helped us
The people are fighting for their freedom from France, who will dear go in to fight against that
The Tchad president as a mediator? Really? How did he become President? What a joke 🤣
France killed all west African soldiers who aided in liberation of Paris during world war 2 battle for France. This came to be called the Thiaroye Massacre in 1944 Thiaroye Senegal. Little France should leave West Africa alone. West African leaders of the Ecowas organisaton should not be puppets of the French. This is the time to chase the colonialist.
Waving the flag of the guy starving Africa blockading Ukrain’s exports though..
I support the people in Nigeria hope best comes out of this. I hope the struggle for freedom stays your business. But I also hope that you not to keen to trust Russia. Hope that the people succeed.
West Africa ECOWAS leaders, must take strong action to restore democracy, & route out junta that bring about instability, economic melt-down & instability.
No more games. Africans must unit and kick out all of the puppets from their positions and left up Africans from poverty. No more looting Africans resources and play dirty game with Africans innocent blood. Enough is enough.
These so called African Leaders are all wicked Criminals only working for themselves. Have they ever talk about so called Leaders suffering under these Leaders. Criminals in power!
France sounds like they will go to war before they give up their colonial rule of Niger
Famine incoming
France are dummy for treating the coup d’etat of Niger
French government should govern France.
They follow up to Alien 👽👽 Putin’s ways 😂😂😂
France helped Africa alot but they pulled out France,,, African think about next time,,,, you will feel hungry again 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nothing will be better than before. The supporters will be able to steal more and loosers will have to suffer.
So what achieves this nonsense coup is the change of roles!! Not A but B will enjoy the power and what it brings with it.
Remove the French and then install putler and china???
While their leader were corrupt and pillaging the country’s resources, no warning came
Allow the people of Niger decide their fate
Even though it never really workout for a country when its military take over
But those guys are not wrong they are making sure the politicians account for their theft while people suffer
Invasion of Niger will be very costly not just financially, it’s an act of war, down with the dead imperial colonisers.
No more France from Africa
Well done❤ Niger people.
Who else warned about attack if their interest is not met? Oh yeah, Russia!
Good job Niger , France is the real colonialist
We live historical moments, the west being kicked out from Africa… Now this could change this continent forever.
France will yet again commit murder of civilians and impose a french loyal puppet. I wish Niger will get democracy without french imperial influence, not a rogue african military dictatorship.
What’s that word they keep saying like “across” or something
Excellent news ! The countries of West Africa will no longer have French (and American) scapegoats to explain their internal problems. They will discover the charm and gentleness of China and Russia and their differences. However, once the Chinese and their diaspora have arrived, they will never leave. Whereas the French have always been a tiny minority with no significant colonial population.
When that day comes (in just a few years’ time), what will these countries do in the face of the Chinese superpower (the Russians are more fragile) ?
Without the cooperation of the people it’s unlikely any military intervention will succeed. I think it’s important to feel the pulse of the people and know what they want. If democracy is not working those who are making it not work should be called to order.
The problem in Africa is African leaders because they don’t investigate the root causes of coups instead they exhibit rampant corruption and suffered the majority.
Well done Niger, kick those war criminals, those racist colonists out of your lands!!
Why is Niger supplying electricity to one third of France’s population, but supplying electricity to only 20 percent of its own population? Why after a decade of assistance has the terrorist issue not been resolved and as it has not, why are the same people still present who have failed to resolve it and so blocking the way for others who can resolve it from coming in and giving Niger productive assistance ending the terrorist threat problem? These facts are very concerning and it is no surprise that the army begins to suspect the leadership of being puppets and working for the interests of former colonial powers and their friends if the most obvious and damaging errors continue to be repeated again and again. Peace and love
Why people celebrating?
Millitary intervention is empty threat in highest.
Buh no military intervention to curb the Boko Haram killing innocent citizens in Nigeria.
Nigeria is the next. Its just matter of time.
We will change all leaders and replace them with military leaders. Africa is tired working 4 the imperialist. When did ECOWAS leaders gather to condemmed Senegalese president for killing innocent civilians. They only gather when military coup their club member
Look at Africans finally having a back bone, im proud of y’all on this which is a first👍🏿💯
The people are happy so what’s the need .the most important thing is that the people are happy
Excellent any European nation that interferes in Niger their exploitative companies and embassies should be attack in all patriotic african states
So the French can destroy their own country but Africa wants France out and they warn military action? 😂😂😂 can’t even fix france lol
Russia and wagner destabilising africa with false promises and greed
This is what you get for keep being friendly with Russia. For the people thinks Russia don’t have to do about this is an Idiot. Once I heard Russia is in Africa I already knew what’s coming for this country.
Africa is becoming standing for it’s feet I just don’t get it why people of Africa want this. I don’t know what Putin told them but Coup is not the way.
Is the Wagner group involved here?
Kicking out stooges, cabals and misleaders from power. Niger issue: We say Well-done to serious ACTIONS Niger; nigerian Public MUST join other SERIOUS Afrikans {Public} who VALUES Genuine Freedom, to extricate themselves from €√ils of ws stooges, cabals, misleaders & th!€√€$## Docile nigerian public was deceived with PVC, etc. on expired union called nig.
The overrated democracy has never helped africans …rather promotes neocolonialism by france
Why not mediate instead of military intervention?, not a good idea
today France must leave Africa. it is unheard of that a small country like France can continue to present itself as a great power that wants to exploit African countries. the game is over.
Those whos house is not in in order cannot bring order to another house
When will we have one of these in Jamaica? 😢😢😢
Although, the coup was undemocratic , the masses have been ordered to protest by their religious leader from their mosques. This is a dangerous move that can greatly affect the region and Nigeria. The Nigerian president oight to be careful in this case.
What’s Nigeria illegitimate President doing there?
dont trust in macron
France must go
Leave them alone AU !!!!! face your problem
❤❤🦾🦾🦾☝🏿☝🏿☝🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Bye 🇫🇷 😊
Enemy of my enemy is my friend. Russia plays smart
This locks mot as something that people is asking for change
Democracy 😅😅😅😅 is not the reason only money – loosing the uranium etc
It’s about time
Imagine growing up being told that Jesus Christ is white 😅
Europe leave us alone
Lies upon lies this western country has been telling Africans
One love Niger 🇳🇪 ❤
They want the ptesident back as he belongs to the elite hiding the money belonging to the population
These people really believe a military coup leader is going to help them.
Right, we’ve seen this all before…🙂
No more puppets.
They will just choose another master. Nothing new to see here really…
I hope this coup was worth it. Those in charge now, should take care of their own people
teach french ambassador how to fly
the fact that ambassies get out unharmed encourages them to do this again and again in Africa
Financial aid and yet they are stealing billions. Shameful thieves.
there will never be peace look what the west did in iraq iran afghan libya syria…
released from the colonialist
Since when have African Countries unified to fight a coup in another country..
U.S.-TRAINED OFFICERS have led seven coups and coup attempts in Africa over the last year and a half. This week on Intercepted: Investigative reporter Nick Turse details the U.S. involvement on the African continent. U.S.-trained officers have attempted coups in five West African countries alone: three times in Burkina Faso, three times in Mali, and once each in Guinea, Mauritania, and Gambia. Turse offers the stories behind the coups, details about clandestine training efforts, and a look at the sordid history of the U.S. military’s involvement on the continent. He examines why most Americans have no idea what their tax dollars have wrought in Africa and the broader implications of failed U.S. counterterrorism policies being implemented repeatedly, in country after country.
[Solemn, low music.]
[Sounds of a young officer reading a statement about the government coup in Burkina Faso.]
Nick Turse: Fourteen men sit or stand behind the television anchor’s desk. One young officer, reading aloud in French, begins to tell the country of Burkina Faso that their constitution is suspended. Borders have been closed. And the entire government has been dissolved.
A coup had taken place.
[Military officer continues reading statement.]
NB: Another man, to his right, wearing a red beret sat proudly – looking straight at the camera. The young officer introduced him:
Officer [in French]: Lieutenant-colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.
NT: Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, Burkina Faso’s new leader.
Damiba took power on January 24, after deposing the democratically-elected president. He was sworn in as the new president just last week.
Burkina Faso is all too familiar with coups. Since its independence from France in 1960, coups and coup attempts have taken place again and again.
While many have watched these events unfold in West Africa, few actually recognize where some of these coup leaders come from.
Many, it turns out, are trained by the U.S. government.
[Intercepted theme music.]
Jeremy Scahill: This is Intercepted.
NT: I’m Nick Turse, an investigative journalist, author, and contributing writer at The Intercept. For 11 years, I’ve been reporting on Africa. From the U.S. drone war in Somalia, to civil war in Libya, conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and ethnic cleansing in South Sudan, I’ve traveled across the continent to report on atrocities, civil wars, and crises. But my main beat is reporting on U.S. military operations in Africa.
In the past year and a half, there have been seven coups and coup attempts in Africa. But what many people haven’t focused on is how the U.S. government has direct links to many of them.
I recently reported at The Intercept that since 2008 U.S.-trained officers have attempted at least nine coups, and succeeded in at least eight in five West African countries alone: Three times in Burkina Faso; three times in Mali; and once each in Guinea, Mauritania, and the Gambia.
U.S. training and support to the region flows through the State Department and Africa Command, an arm of the Department of Defense, in charge of military operations across the continent.
Over the years, I’ve revealed the existence of low-profile military bases, secret eavesdropping operations, and clandestine missions, exposing just how far the U.S. government’s tentacles spread across the continent — much farther than one might think.
Western Rats Crying Down Here 🤡🤡🤡
France should definitely do some airstrike if its citizens or embassy are attacked. Otherwise I don’t think it’s worth the hassle to intervene military but definetly support Nigeria and its allies if they decide to do so
GOD, knows what he’s doing, always has!! And I believe Africa will bevail!! In the name of JESUS.
France might do the same as they did to Haiti!
It’s their country where they will decide what to do with their resources and their country… Europe just looting the Africans. France has no right to interfere between internal matter of African Countries.
Niger stick together You can get the job done take care of your business I’m rooting for Africa
Europe: Invasion on Ukraine is condemnable every nation in World should condemn it
Also Europe: 😭Africans are not letting us exploit their natural resources. We will start war against Niger.
‘Europe has to grow out of the mindset that Europe’s problems are the world’s problems, but the world’s problems are not Europe’s problems’~ (Dr. S jaishankar)Indian FAM
coup like this would never end well…
About time the Frogs go back home and fix their own country
Hang on France says any attack on their nationals or do they mean their self entitled resources….hmmmmm